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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 3

Edward VI (1547-53), second period, Half-sovereign, 5.38g., Southwark mint, youthful crowned bust right, reads edward vi, rev. crowned oval garnished shield with er at sides, scvtvm fidei proteget evm, small square/rosette stops, m.m. Y (c.f. Schneider 687; N.1911; S.2438), small striking crack at 9 o'clock, otherwise an attractively toned round coin, good very fine Estimate £2,000-2,500 provenance: Purchased Baldwin, 1946

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